Just after midnight on January 1st of this year, even though Times Square in New York City was closed to would-be revelers, Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife had the area all to themselves:
Happy #NewYear from the greatest city in the world. pic.twitter.com/47CmOAanxD
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 1, 2021
This New Year’s Eve, however, people will be allowed to celebrate in Times Square:
New York City will allow crowds into Times Square on New Year's Eve to ring in 2022, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, after the pandemic muted last year's celebrationshttps://t.co/ubQMGY7THn pic.twitter.com/ziYkxzpluK
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 16, 2021
There will be some requirements that many are finding ironic:
Times Square will once again be filled with cheering crowds — hundreds of thousands of party-goers — this New Year's Eve, though revelers planning to attend must bring proof of full vaccination and a valid photo ID, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. https://t.co/LI61TVUcxU
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) November 16, 2021
The Left’s selective embrace of photo ID is a thing to behold.
https://twitter.com/IAmMackWilliams/status/1460699120377548803
I missed the segment where requiring this level of ID was racist and designed specifically to keep black citizens from attending. https://t.co/ru4PRqBbb9
— Brad Slager: Just Watching Walls Moving Out… (@MartiniShark) November 17, 2021
Requiring a photo ID is only racist when it comes to voting, apparently. Otherwise, “show me your papers!”
Sounds racist to me.
— gmg (@gobluesurf) November 16, 2021
So 2/3 of black New Yorkers cannot attend?
— Tony Mazur (@TonyMazur) November 16, 2021
is that "jim crow" rules ? 🤣
— Riszka Karadwipa (@RiszkaKaradwipa) November 16, 2021
You'll need a photo ID to get drunk in Times Square.
But requiring an ID for voting is racist.#BoycottTimesSquare https://t.co/HNASD1jFXd— Huey Freeman (@decaturlegends) November 17, 2021
Don’t need ID to vote but you need it to party on New Years Eve in NYC! 🤡@GayPatriotFL https://t.co/9CkgDxrrVa
— Purple Dalmation (@purpledalmation) November 16, 2021
Jim Crow 2.0 https://t.co/AomwD9X0yt
— Totally Not Scott (@notscottib) November 16, 2021
So, if you’re keeping score at home:
Photo ID to attend an outdoor New Year’s Eve party = Important to ensure the health of everybody.
Photo ID to vote: Totally racist.
